Project of the Month – Handmade by Abbi

Project of the Month – Handmade by Abbi

Iโ€™ve been running a Project of the Month feature on my site Portfolio page since July, and it was the excellent idea of Mr RLC Words to start making more of the bigger projects Iโ€™ve done. I also suggested this as a potential idea to everyone at a Blogging Workshop I...
What did the Romans ever do for me?

What did the Romans ever do for me?

Much excitement this week โ€“ a school trip of my dreams, to the ruins of a villa built by the Romans, including encounters with an actual centurion, and a wealthy banquet recreation, all on the doorstep, right here in Milton Keynes. I jumped at the chance to go as a...
Phrase My Son Got Badly Wrong (And Some Others)

Phrase My Son Got Badly Wrong (And Some Others)

(My apologies if you are currently eating – you may want to come back later.) My older son announced to me this week that his friendโ€™s dog had been ill. โ€œHe says that his dog had verbal diarrhoea โ€“ it was coming out of his mouth and nose!โ€ There were clearly a...

Four things Iโ€™m changing on social media

Whether you use social media for business, pleasure or both, you probably know that your posts aren’t guaranteed to reach everyone who follows you – and sometimes, it feels like hardly any! The algorithm that they apply to every post โ€“ Facebook, Instagram,...
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